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The 2015 Puppy Bowl lineup is here to inflate your spirits

Let's be real, most of us weren't watching the Super Bowl for the football anyway.

Before the big Sunday night sports fest, dozens of pups will tackle each other for the pre-game Puppy Bowl shows — and because they're puppies, and that's what they do. The starting lineup has been revealed, and they are cute enough to make the toughest NFL players weep.

This year's event, which airs on Animal Planet from 3-5 p.m. EST, will be the first time the Puppy Bowl is keeping an actual competitive score — usually it's a bunch of baby dogs flopping all over each other, and no one really cares about who's winning because everyone is blinded by unnaturally adorable puppy fluffballs. But the bar has been raised, pitting team Fluff against Ruff.

To make matters more unbearably cute, the 2015 lineup will be joined by a team of goat cheerleaders.

Fans can visit the Puppy Bowl website to view the six-part pregame show series leading up to game day, watch the live Puppy Cam, and even participate in a little fantasy pupball.

In the meantime, take a look at some of this year's starting players.

2015 Puppy Bowl lineup

Aaron

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Boxer mix

Image: Animal Planet

Aria

Team Ruff

Age: 11 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Bailey

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Image: Animal Planet

Blue

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Schnauzer Poodle mix

Image: Animal Planet

Boomer

Team Ruff

Age: 18 weeks

Breed: German Shepard mix

Image: Animal Planet

Bowser

Team Ruff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Pekingese mix

Image: Animal Planet

Bryan Adams

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Bubba

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Chihuahua mix

Image: Animal Planet

Sniffles

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Shih Tzu

Image: Animal Planet

Cara

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Shih Tzu

Image: Animal Planet

Cheyenne

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Chihuahua mix

Image: Animal Planet

Chicklet

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Australian Shepard mix

Image: Animal Planet

Coveia

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Australian Cattledog Mix

Image: Animal Planet

Crimson

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Jack Russell Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Donnie

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: German Shepard Mix

Image: Animal Planet

Dougie

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Drew Carey

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Cocker Spaniel

Image: Animal Planet

Enzo

Team Ruff

Age: 21 weeks

Breed: Yorkshire Terrier

Image: Animal Planet

Falcor

Team Ruff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Clumber Spaniel

Image: Animal Planet

Faulkner

Faulkner

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Great Pyrenees mix

Image: Animal Planet

Freckles

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Hound mix

Image: Animal Planet

Fritz

Team Fluff

Age: 15 weeks

Breed: Mini Schnauzer

Image: Animal Planet

Hemingway

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Great Pyrenees mix

Image: Animal Planet

Henry

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: English Springer Spaniel mix

Image: Animal Planet

Izzy

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Australian Shepard mix

Image: Animal Planet

Jamison

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Pit Bull Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Keno

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Kiaria

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Japanese Chin

Image: Animal Planet

Kojak

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Beagle mix

Image: Animal Planet

Lance

Team Ruff

Age: 15 weeks

Breed: Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Lee

Team Ruff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Boxer mix

Image: Animal Planet

Lewis

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Shar Pei

Image: Animal Planet

Lorelai

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Maltese Poodle mix

Image: Animal Planet

Maggie

Team Fluff

Age: 18 weeks

Breed: Beagle mix

Image: Animal Planet

Marley

Team Ruff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Maxwell

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Miss. Martian

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Coonhound mix

Image: Animal Planet

Mr. Fantastic

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Oscar Marcus

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Shih Tzu mix

Image: Animal Planet

Panda

Team Fluff

Age: 13 weeks

Breed: Pomeranian

Image: Animal Planet

Papi

Team Fluff

Age: 15 weeks

Breed: Corgi mix

Image: Animal Planet

Penelope

Team Ruff

Age: 13 weeks

Breed: Pug

Image: Animal Planet

Pepper

Team Fluff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Boston Terrier mix

Image: Animal Planet

Pudge

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Chihuahua mix

Image: Animal Planet

Roscoe

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Rosie

Team Fluff

Age: 17 weeks

Breed: Havanese

Image: Animal Planet

Sassy

Team Fluff

Age: 13 weeks

Breed: Mini Poodle mix

Image: Animal Planet

Savannah

Team Fluff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Shih Tzu

Image: Animal Planet

Scarlet

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Doberman Pinscher

Image: Animal Planet

Smudge

Team Fluff

Age: 17 weeks

Breed: Havanese mix

Image: Animal Planet

Starlight

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: Labrador Retriever mix

Image: Animal Planet

Steve

Team Ruff

Age: 16 weeks

Breed: Chihuahua mix

Image: Animal Planet

Titan

Team Ruff

Age: 12 weeks

Breed: American Bulldog

Image: Animal Planet

USS Maloy

Team Fluff

Age: 14 weeks

Breed: Australian Shepard mix

Image: Animal Planet

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